Recommendation MAI-63: Monitor LRF attendance and flag concerns

From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.

Recommendation

Local resilience forums should monitor attendance and participation at their meetings, and flag promptly any concerns about attendance by members to the leadership of the organisation concerned. The Home Office should ensure that this is being done by local resilience forums.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

In brief (written by this site)

In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that work on the recommendation remained in progress (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). In that February 2026 update, it stated that five local resilience forums in England had been selected for a trailblazer programme to test models of strengthening forum accountability, leadership and assurance (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). Previously, in November 2025, the UK Government accepted the recommendation in full (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025).

Sources

Cabinet Office, Feb 2026

Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025

AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.

About this summary

This recommendation applies across many organisations. The record reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.

Government response

Accepted UK Government

14 Nov 2025

Response document: Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations (GOV.UK page linking to the Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard)

Speaker not recorded. Source: Cabinet Office, Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard (government response status), 14 November 2025

Accepted in full

Delivery

Cabinet Office says in progress (27 February 2026)

MHCLG has selected a group of five local resilience forums in England to join the Stronger LRF trailblazer programme, which will launch in spring 2025. These are Cumbria LRF, Greater Manchester LRF, London LRF, Northumbria LRF and Suffolk LRF. This programme is a key mechanism for testing out different models of strengthening LRF accountability, leadership and assurance.

From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard

Earlier statement on delivery (1)

Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)

From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)